The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-25

6JaKrnfHs otherJ 500 as Is We see
ourselves. That the South holds more
natural advantages tor the considers.
ton Of immigrants than the North
west 10 beginning 10 be generally ap.
preciated. In Manitoba wheat Is about
the only product Of the soil, because
Of the long and severe winters. Be.
yond Manitoba there is smoothing. Com.
Ing southwark, food crops begin to d..
versify. until the latitude Of Tennessee
and northern Mississippi, Alabama
and Georgia u reached, when .
region 10 struck which produces
nearly everything In the great.
est abundance. The TACT that 80
many Southern farmers raise cotton 10
NOT 70 be taken - indicating that they
can raise,nothing else. The outside
world 10 bsginnins,to realize this, and
- . consequences We hear each year
made Inquiries with regard to lands
available for immigrant settlement
and colonization. Dr.. o. A. Estabrook,
q Northern man. Who hss recently
boon In che South, writes to q North.
en paper setting forth the agricultural
and climatic advantages which the
South srtoys. saying:
Tsks inAs sosoust The ssesrsphiesl POSI-.
usss 81 NE sountry. and remember ths,
tAsy nsst depend spon The markets. ~ we'll
- sAs ssu Of The eosatry. to male money,
Esd sAsa remember that the Rsstsrn markets
esn.sd che prioss Of Ill kinds Of produce.
II tAsy vil. thsy will readily see thu, "a
isssts 10 Ne Besth vill necessarily give
thsn bsttsr priess than the Wssl can po.sl.
big give tAsm. Hoe instance. people Of IN.
States Of Ollie and Indiana ere sosustomsS
V sstuns faif psioss for their srsln On,
eths prodsss because thsy ere close 70 III
hastsrs uxhsts. The southern States, o
sspsslasy hose adapted 70 general farmias
pcssss thb same advantage. People O
Vie hsstAsrn States ere sccustomsd h
iess. sssss, cold winters. and therefor,
osmpsssd 70 cot apart lar. . per cent. oil
Ted 10 enable them 70 Keep their stocI
through he lens winters. Not less than
fear .eatA,. Or sSx Dor cent Of the rear. Il
II measure lost on account Of the SEVERITY
sfths climate. In the south the farmer act.
equally - seod. and sensrally much better
prloss Than ere obtained By the farmers O
0hie and Indisnsi besides. he 10 no, TO-
euirsd 10 make sueh liberal provisions ioI
his stock during the winter. kseause III,
winters are 90 nsob shorter and milder, an,
stock do not require nearly 90 nuel
feed. Pastures generally held out IN
al about The ant Of January. en-,
eoumsacs again shout the sut o
March. Tskins ell thug into con
sidsrAton. which 10 the best country 10 g,
10 bund up homo and make monsyf Ia
shish oan the farmer DO The sss, aud nah,
The NEST money with the sssAisst comfort
In us wost Or the southf Take into eon,ld
sra.isn NE ilems o. timber. fssl and uatsr
si'h vhish The South sbounds. and III,
West % In . measure dsstilals Of. a.d vii
not thsss. evmbinsd With tie batter market
snt shsrt mild vlstsrs. make the south th,
better csuntry 70 90 tot IL the West s.I
pfsdses more corn 10 the aers than d,
bsum can, vill not The better prieei oh
tatsst In The South eemp.ass q.
The sher.Ass Of . few bushels 10 The aero
Besides, ell ether crops rsun In III
WsN osa be duplicated In the South, and b
thu, can be addsd the cotton crop. which osl
nss 10 srsvn In the West. whsa the coll d
The sesth 10 properly prepared. equally .
seed orees Of hay can be made - cen b
made IN the greater par, Of the West. Tn
priss attained Tor hay raised In the South
% mach srsstsr that more aonsy esa b
made Y oaiy ons.hsif the quantity can b
ueun 70 shs sers. win net ell fair ninds
paris, vhe read this article oandIdly vsls
al tAAt hu been ssId. and thea agree With .
that The Boeth 10 better section Tor thes. /
90 V vho Are selling ssv locations for farm
lsG cad stock raidAs cad farming con
hissd. asn The wsstf
All that DR.. Bstsbrook says 10 true
Tbs question is, how shall those fac.
DO brought 10 the attention Of imml
gran<sf Much Of the foreign INN
grafton tha, goes 10 the North Sest 1
diverted In that direction by The raj
road agents. These emisaies do nc
walt until the immigrants have ii
rived at CASTLE Garden, but 70 shsa
Il
and book them for Minnesota and d.
ko's and Montana before they lely
their native villages. P.eschmeat ,
the Inviting conditions Of the sout
will have to be made. therefore, at N
very h'eslds Of these people In th
old country.